Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. |
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... Pray are you not a foolish thing , To leave your home , and all beside , To flow at ease with yonder tide ? Return , return , and count your gains : ' Twill prove ' the lazy take most pains ! ' " No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue ...
... Pray are you not a foolish thing , To leave your home , and all beside , To flow at ease with yonder tide ? Return , return , and count your gains : ' Twill prove ' the lazy take most pains ! ' " No. II . A VIOLET , of deepest blue ...
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... pray , To what in friendship I've to say ; Which ' tis but right that you should know , So list ' to me before you go . " " No , no ! " the cautious Ant replied ; " As Time stays not , nor does the tide , Like them I now must hurry on ...
... pray , To what in friendship I've to say ; Which ' tis but right that you should know , So list ' to me before you go . " " No , no ! " the cautious Ant replied ; " As Time stays not , nor does the tide , Like them I now must hurry on ...
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... pray , To what I'm now about to say . pass The Peacock , birds - but he's too vain ! I'll him o'er , and not complain . The Turkey too - he's quite a brute , And that no one can e'er dispute ; But for the Hawk , that bird of prey , Of ...
... pray , To what I'm now about to say . pass The Peacock , birds - but he's too vain ! I'll him o'er , and not complain . The Turkey too - he's quite a brute , And that no one can e'er dispute ; But for the Hawk , that bird of prey , Of ...
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... pray drive him hence , And aid poor Mag with your defence . " " Defence ! -defend a bird like you ! A pretty thing for Poll to do . But I care not , I'll have my say , Let come what will - this very day I'll tell my mind , and Mag shall ...
... pray drive him hence , And aid poor Mag with your defence . " " Defence ! -defend a bird like you ! A pretty thing for Poll to do . But I care not , I'll have my say , Let come what will - this very day I'll tell my mind , and Mag shall ...
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... pray , to you ? Whate'er I wish I always do ; So , mind your sheep , you foolish knave , And , if you like it , be a slave ! ” 66 " A slave ! " exclaim'd the faithful Tray , ' Begone ! insulting cur ! away ; For I'm no slave : my own ...
... pray , to you ? Whate'er I wish I always do ; So , mind your sheep , you foolish knave , And , if you like it , be a slave ! ” 66 " A slave ! " exclaim'd the faithful Tray , ' Begone ! insulting cur ! away ; For I'm no slave : my own ...
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Affection's Rose Allegory Ants bird blest bold BOND-STREET born to regal C. T. HARDING Catina caus'd CHAPMAN AND ELCOATE CLIFFORD-STREET COWSLIP cried Daisy dear Grassy doom'd e'en e'er earth England's budding Envious Roses ev'ry exclaim'd faithless fav'rite flew Flora flow'rets flower Forget-me-not frolic GRASSHOPPER AND ROSETTA happy Hawes heart HONEST TRAY hopp'd humble joy of fate Kite LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS LAZY BRUIN Lily Macfarren Magpie MARCHAND DE BOUQUETS Miss Maria moons have pass'd mortals Mousy MOUSYLINA THE WILD Myrtle Bower natal day ne'er nigh numbers nursed in Fancy's o'er Parrot pow'r pray prey Princess Royal prithee race Reed replied roam Royal Highness seek seiz'd sheep Shepherd Boy SILKWORM silly SNAKE Song soon speech spleen sportive strife sweet thee thing tree TURTLE DOVES Twas Twelve waning moons Twill vale Violet Wasp wing Wisdom's yonder YOUNG FOLKS Young Leaf younglings
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Page 60 - A PRETTY blue-eyed laughing flower Grew wildly near a myrtle bower, Where many roses graced the spot, Who envied the — Forget-me-not. " Ah, simple flower !" the roses cried, " You boast a power to us denied; You speak the language of the heart, Whilst fragrance only we impart.
Page 3 - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. AND MANY OF THE NOBILITY, CLERGY, GENTRY, &C.